Soldanella L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 23

5. Soldanella L. 2

Perennial herbs. Leaves ina basal rosette,entire, coriaceous, evergreen, long-petiolate. Inflorescence scapose. Flowers nodding. Corolla much longer than calyx, infundibuliform to campanulate, with 5 wide, more or less incised lobes alternating with 5 linear segments (laciniae); throat naked, or with scales which alternate with the stamens. Capsule with a deciduous operculum and 5-10 teeth. Seeds small.

Literature: F. Vierhapper, Pflanzenareale 1(1): Karte 7-8 (1926). G. Cristofolini & S. Pignatti , Webbia 16: 443-475 (1962). S. Pawlowska, Fragm. Fl. Geobot. 9: 3-30 (1963).

1 Corolla divided to not more than | of its length; throat usually naked

2 Petioles, scape and pedicels with sessile glands 1. pusilla

2 Petioles (when young), scape and pedicels with glandular hairs

3 Glandular hairs 0-15-0-2 mm, the stalk longer than the head 2. minima

3 Glandular hairs 0-05-0-1 mm, the stalk equalling or shorter than the head 3. austriaca

1 Corolla divided usually to j or more of its length; throat with scales which are usually 2-dentate

4 Petioles with sessile glands, most of which do not persist to maturity

5 Leaves bluish-green beneath, pruinose 6. pindicola

5 Leaves green or violet beneath, not pruinose

6 Scape and pedicels with sessile glands 4. alpina

6 Scape and pedicels with shortly stalked glands 5. carpatica

4 Petioles with glandular hairs, most of which persist to maturity

7 Glandular hairs of the petiole 01-0-4 mm, the stalk up to 5 times as long as the head; cells of the stalk short and wide

8 Leaves green or violet beneath, not pruinose 7. hungarica

8 Leaves bluish-grey beneath, pruinose 8. dimoniei

7 Glandular hairs of the petiole 0-4-1-6 mm, the stalk more than 5 times as long as the head; cells of the stalk elongated

9 Hairs of the petiole 0-4-0-8 mm; sepals 1-veined 9. montana

9 Hairs of the petiole 0-8-1-6 mm; sepals 3-veined 10. villosa